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Pressure 1
Pressure 1
• Pressure = Force
Area
* Pressure is equal to the force
exerted on a surface divided by the
total area over which the force is
exerted.
Pascal
• Force is measured in Newtons
• Area is measured in square
meters
• The SI unit of pressure is the
newton per square meter or
(N/m )
Pascal
• This unit of pressure is also
called the pascal (Pa): 1N/m
= 1 Pa.
• When area is measured in
smaller units, we use squared
centimeters instead of squared
feet.
Lower and Higher Pressure